The Multimedia
Storyteller
Visionary. Content Creator. Amplifier.
From the Frontlines
to Silver Screens
Throughout her career, she has specialized in utilizing media as a tool for mobilizing communities worldwide and has leveraged her grassroots experience to partner with some of the world’s largest brands on numerous media campaigns and impact initiatives.
Anya has also had the pleasure of working under filmmakers like Roger Williams, and Keith Beauchamp, and will be temporarily relocating to Los Angeles, California this summer to work at Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning production house — Monkeypaw Productions. In addition, Monkeypaw nominated Anya to participate in GOLD Rising, a leadership program created by The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. The Academy will be sponsoring Anya’s relocation.
Anya plans on focusing her academic research on the ways immersive media technologies could be used as tools for implicit bias eradication and cultural immersion. “I have always been fascinated by the ways media has been used to oppress and empower marginalized people throughout history. I want to grow into a change agent who utilizes media as a conduit for their liberation.”
Film Production
Her House & Her Vision
Jenevesque Media LLC is a multimedia production house — founded by Anya Dillard in 2020 — that strives to disrupt narratives, amplify the global black and brown voices, and make immersive media technologies more accessible through its projects.
Journalism
Ms. Editorial
In 2023, under the guidance of Gaiutra Bahadur and Larry Jaffee, Anya worked in partnership with her fellow journalism students to revive Scarlet Magazine — Rutgers Newark’s art and social justice publication. The magazine had not published an issue since 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anya now works as a student contributor to The Daily Targum — the official Rutgers University newspaper and the second oldest college-led publication in the nation.
Content
Creation
Anya has created content for brands including….
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Garage Clothing
A clothing company that encourages women and gender-nonconforming people to empower each other to be confident, authentic, and unapologetic in their own style.
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The Till Movie
An Orian Pictures biopic depicting the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett till, and her fight to obtain justice for her son after he was lynched in 1955.
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Go Down For Democracy
An organization dedicated to mobilizing young people towards voting down ballot (referring to the races printed below your U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and governor elections, etc.)
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Thread Beauty
A beauty brand for humans of color who are expressive and unapologetic in their being.
Black-Owned ⸱ Female Founded ⸱ Vegan ⸱ Cruelty Free
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Ulta Beauty - MUSE 100
A beauty grant campaign by Ulta Beauty honoring 100 Black makeup artists, activists, authors, and more.
⸱ Amplifying Black Voices ⸱
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dpHUE
A hair care brand that’s been changing the way people take care of their hair color between salon visits.
⸱ Female Founded ⸱
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Vega
A nutritional brand that features a full range of plant-based products for all activity levels and goals – from sunset-catching speed walkers to HIIT heavy-hitters – seeking innovative new ways to pack more plants into your diet.
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Fairweather Faces Traveling Beauty Services
The first company within the beauty industry designed to bring complete beauty services to you and gained a reputation for providing prompt and reliable recreations of Hollywood trends to women everywhere.